X-Git-Url: http://www.project-moonshot.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2FREADME.txt;h=7a961be77ada86db8f1c15668f303630b101ae29;hb=HEAD;hp=f10ba3aeae007ba9250d4f69aa06db31139e7f8a;hpb=895bc3de2595bd67dde2fa07e2a39590b48b7d59;p=shibboleth%2Fcpp-sp.git diff --git a/doc/README.txt b/doc/README.txt index f10ba3a..7a961be 100644 --- a/doc/README.txt +++ b/doc/README.txt @@ -1,28 +1,22 @@ -6/15/06 -Version 1.3e - -Welcome to Internet2's Shibboleth - Shibboleth is a federated web authentication and attribute exchange system -based on SAML developed by Internet2 and MACE. +based on SAML, originally developed by Internet2 and now a product of the +Shibboleth Consortium. Please review the terms described in the LICENSE.txt file before using this -code. It is now the Apache 2.0 license. +code. It is the standard Apache 2.0 license. A wealth of information about Shibboleth can be found at -http://shibboleth.internet2.edu/ +http://shibboleth.net/ Shibboleth is divided into identity and service provider components, with the -IdP in Java and the SP in C and C++. +IdP in Java and the SP (this software) in C++. Source and binary distributions are available from -http://shibboleth.internet2.edu/downloads/ +http://shibboleth.net/downloads/ -A CVS is available for anonymous access, as described at the Shibboleth -site. Mailing lists and a bugzilla (http://bugzilla.internet2.edu/) are also -available. Not all of the lists are open, but a general support list is -available and is open. +The source is available in Git, as described in the Shibboleth +site. Mailing lists and a bug database (https://issues.shibboleth.net/) are +also available. -For basic information on installing binaries and deploying Shibboleth, refer -to the web site and Wiki for the latest documentation. For source build assistance, -see the INSTALL.txt file and the Wiki. +For basic information on building from source, using binaries, and deploying +Shibboleth, refer to the web site and Wiki for the latest documentation.